slangy
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈslæŋi/
:
coloquial
- The language he uses, a mixed and somewhat slangy French, is still the faithful messenger of Kinshasan humor.
- slangy English
- slangy speech
Examples
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"I'm neither Arab nor French," Kelkal told the interviewer in his slangy French.
Academic text (1996) -
Sandy much preferred, though, what she called, with the slangy aplomb of Evita, "the real thing or at least a good cheap imitation."
Fiction book (1995) -
Everyone liked his breezy, outgoing personality and his slangy way of speaking American English.
Academic text (2002) -
Intellectual and slangy, sincere but self-deluded, Yunior transcends honesty into that realm that is much more human: authenticity.
Blog text (15) -
They are barely literate; when Minnie tries to teach them the Scriptures, the miners respond with slangy parodies.
Fiction book (1996) -
Who doesn't count—it’s the juxtaposition of Brit-ness with slangy American that lets these delicious words dribble in.
Blog text (11) -
When you cruise around the country for your show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," rasping out slangy odes to the unfancy places where Americans like to get down and greasy, do you really mean it?
Blog text (11) -
Cute yet industrious, Winona looks like a half-pint version of Rosie the Riveter, except that, slangy and gravelly in-this-for-the-duration voice and all, she is a schoolteacher.
Fiction book (1993) -
His slangy way of speaking makes conversations more lively and relatable.
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I love how she uses a slangy style in her writing; it really captures the essence of youth culture.
Antonyms
How Informal
- Offensive
22
6.5
1
8.6
- Informal
7
6.5
98
3.1
675
2.7
- Formal
394
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slangy comes from slang, meaning informal words used by a certain group, plus the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'like', as in 'dusty' which means 'full of dust'. So, slangy describes speech or writing that is full of casual, informal words and sounds less formal.